Ironing-board.



J. A.. BEAN.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 190a.

Patented May 10, 1910.

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TTE %TAE% PTI JOSEPH A. BEAN, 0F IVIAHWAH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 01"ONE-TEIR'D T0 LYDIA' sic.

DUBIFEE, OF MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY.

IRONINGBOARD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. BEAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mahwah, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lroningBoards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in ironing-boards, and the object is toprovide an attachment therefor in the nature of an apron or shield soarranged beneath the board as to receive and support an article, forinstance a shirt, from contact with the floor during the operation ofironing such article.

A further object of my invention is to support the apron or shield insuch manner that in use it may be conveniently shifted laterally toreceive the article or skirt from either edge of the board, and when notin use said apron or shield may be rolled at its ends and brought closeup against the board so as to occupy but little space and be protectedfrom becoming soiled.

My invention consists in the particular construction of the rollersupporting brackets by which they may be folded or swung to dispose therollers and apron in and out of operative position with respect to theironing-board, and so that when the apron is in use said rollers may beshifted laterally to receive the articles from either edge of the board;all as hereinafter fully described and more specifically set forth inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a plan view showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a modification,wherein independent supporting ears are used to connect a bracket-plateto the ironing board. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the constructionshown by Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail view showing an end portion ofthe apron or sheet.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

My invention is applied to the ordinary shape of ironing-board, as shownin the drawings, and in this instance the said ironing-board, as 5, isprovided with a covering or pad, as 6, as is usual. Attached to theupper side of this ironing-board, preferably Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed May 15, 1908.

Patented May 1%, iglfl.

Serial No. 433,073.

at the larger end thereof, is a pair of brackets similar in constructionand each con'iprising a base plate 7, a bracket-plate 8 hinged thereto,and a yoke 9 swiveled at the outer end of the hinged bracket plate. Asshown in Fig. 1 the base-plate 7 consists of ears 7 connected by across-bar, and between said ears is hinged or pivoted the inner end ofthe bracket-plate 8 by means of a pintle 10, the cross-bar of thebase-plate being so disposed as to form a bearing for said bracket-platewhen the latter is swung to its outward position. This is the preferredform of base-plate, but it will be understood, of course, thatindependent supporting ears, as 11 (Fig. 3), may be employed forhingedly connecting the bracket-plate 8 to the ironing-board. Thebracket-plate 8 is preferably out out or of skeleton form, as shown inthe drawings. The yoke 9 is pivotally connected or swiveled to the outerend of the hinged bracket-plate by means of a headed pin or rivet 12.

Rotatably supported at one end in the swiveled yoke 9 of each supportingbracket is a roller 13, the bracket and yoke being so arranged thatthese rollers will be disposed substantially parallel with the oppositeside edges of the ironing-board. in the present instance the connectionbetween the roller and yoke of the supporting-bracket is by means of ametal rod 14: rotatably engaging the apertured ends of the yoke andprovided at one end with a socket 15k in which latter the roller issecured by a screw or rivet 15, as indicated in Fig. 3. The outer endsof the rollers are formed into handles 18, and one of said handles isprovided with a hook 16 adapted to engage an eye 17 on the handle of theother roller when said rollers are brought together upon theironingboard by swinging the supporting-brackets inwardly, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1. I also purpose to provide one of the rollersupporting brackets with a hook 18 adapted to engage the other bracketso as to securely hold said brackets in closed position.

The apron or sheet 20 is attached at its opposite ends to the rollers13, and this attachment is preferably made by providing the attachingedges of the sheet or apron with buttonholes 21 for engagement withheaded pins or buttons 22 on the roller.

lVhen attached the apron or sheet may be wound upon either or bothrollers, for the purpose hereinafter explained.

The smaller end of the ironing-board may be provided at either side witha projecting pin 19 withwhich the hook 16 at the outer end of thesupporting-roller may engage for supporting said roller close up againstthe edge of the board when desired.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood by reference tothe drawings, for when the ironing-board is in use the roller supportingbrackets are swung outward so as to dispose the rollers beyond theopposite side edges of the board and so that the sheet or apron 20 willhang down loosely and form a pocket into which the depending part orportions of an article, such as a skirt, and which is being ironed, maybe held out of contact with the floor. Either roller or supporting-rodmay be swung outward laterally so as to properly receive the garment.

With this particular form of device the operation of ironing a garmentis not interfered with, and on the other hand the garment itself isprotected from becoming soiled by contact with the floor, being caughtup and supported by the suspended apron or shield. The apron or pocketformed thereby may also be used as a receptacle for collecting smallarticles after they are ironed.

Then the ironing-board is not in use the apron or sheet 20 is rolled ateither or both ends upon the rollers or rods which will bring theintermediate portion of said apron close up against the underside of theboard, after which the rollers are brought over upon the board andfastened together by means of the hooks l6 and 18. In this operation therollers are manipulated by grasping the handle portions 13 thereof.

By fastening the apron or sheet 20 to the rollers by buttons andbuttonholes, as shown and described, the said apron or sheet may bereadily removed for the purpose of washing the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with an ironing-board, brackets secured to the surfacethereof and adapted to project beyond opposite side edges thereof,roller supports pivoted to the end portions of the brackets rollersrotatably supported in the roller supports, and a sheet attached at itsends to the rollers and adapted to be wound thereon.

2. In combination with an ironing-board, brackets hinged thereto,rollers rotatably and pivotally maintained by the brackets, and a sheetor apron attached at its ends to the rollers and adapted to be woundthereon.

3. In combination with an ironing-board, a bracket hinged thereto so asto fold there on, a member pivoted to the bracket, a rod supported bythe pivoted member, and a sheet attached at one of its ends to the rodand adapted to hang down and form an open pocket below the ironingboard.

at. In combination with an ironing-board, brackets hingedly connected tothe upper side of the board and adapted to fold thereon, rods rotatablysupported in the outer ends of the brackets, and a sheet or apronattached at its ends to the rotatable rods and adapted to be woundthereon.

5. In combination with an ironing-board, brackets hingedly connected tothe board, yokes swive-led to the outer ends of the brackets, rodsrotatably supported in the yokes, and a sheet or apron attached at itsends to the rods and adapted to be wound thereon.

6. In combination with an ironing-board, brackets hingedly connected tothe board, yokes swiveled to the outer ends of the brackets, rodsrotatably supported in the yokes, a sheet or apron attached at its endsto the rods, and a hook and eye adapted to hold the parts when foldedupon the board.

7. In combination with an ironing board, a base-plate having aperturedears, a bracket-plate hinged at one end between said ears, a yokeswiveled at the outer end of the bracket-plate, a rod rotatablysupported in the yoke, and a sheet or apron attached at one end to therod and adapted to be wound thereon.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. BEAN.

IVitnesses:

HARRY BREEN, IRA I/VHALEY.

